Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295020428, issued on Jun 15, 2011. Check the license (Texas P9001, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaoswi Karina Shih
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- P9001 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 356039303 TX
356039304 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160219001241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kaoswi Karina Shih in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P9001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
465 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 159 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine50 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Olanzapine33 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
- Fentanyl23 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kaoswi Karina Shih among 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas
Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD is one of 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 79 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yuchieh Chang, D.O.Houston, TX 770301063540904
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- Elaine De Leon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194072579
- Caroline Ha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301588890115
- Rida Khan, MDHouston, TX 770301417451527
- Neeti Kothare, DOHouston, TX 770301558898197
- Elizabeth Kvale, MDHouston, TX 770301245267616
- Ana Leech, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073775607
Common questions
What is Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD's NPI number?
Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295020428, issued on Jun 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P9001, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaoswi Karina Shih, MD had 465 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.